Tag Archives: VolunTeen Nation

10 Ways to Keep your Teen Busy this Summer

Looking for something for your 12 year old + child to do this summer. There are numerous tween and teen volunteer opportunities abound. No need to look any further than right here! 1. The Mitzvah Bowl Hundreds of organizations are listed with mitzvah and community service projects for children of all ages. 2. Teen Life Thousands of enrichment opportunities for teens are here. 3. Contact your local library. Many offer teen volunteer programs. 4. VolunTEEN Nation Older teens and college students search here from a wide variety of organizations. 5. Mothers’ helpers and babysitters are needed by many families with […]

Teens and Tech Teach Too!

I volunteered several hours a week this spring and over the summer helping the elderly learn to use I-pads, computers and digital cameras. Teen volunteers in St. Louis get free training from volunTEENnation.org and help senior citizens learn how to surf the internet, use smartphones, digital cameras and utilize social media and skype with their grandchildren. One of the first hurdles was getting the senior citizens to the point where they can learn technology comfortably with overcoming the fear of breaking the equipment. I had to speak slowly and clearly and go over the material every few minutes. All the […]

10 Ways to Keep Your Tween or Teen Busy This Summer

Looking for something for your 12 year old + child to do this summer. There are numerous tween and teen volunteer opportunities abound. No need to look any further than right here! 1. The Mitzvah Bowl 100+ organizations are listed with mitzvah and community service projects for children of all ages 2. Teen Life Thousands of enrichment opportunities for teens are here. 3. Contact your local library. Many offer teen volunteer programs. 4. VolunTEEN Nation Older teens and college students search here from a wide variety of organizations 5. Mothers’ helpers and babysitters are needed by many families with young kids in […]

How We are Wired to Mitzvot (Good Deeds)

May 1, 2010 was an Internet birthday, which Cheryl Friedenberg and Valerie Franklin remember well. Their baby, www.themitzvahbowl.com, was launched in the Philadelphia area and its suburbs. Since then, the website has grown into a mature, finely tuned resource for tweens and teens searching for mitzvah projects. “Initially our goal was to help kids find mitzvah projects with which they would be excited to volunteer, and now the site has evolved into so much more. Social media (via Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook) has taken our site to a whole new level. Students all over the country are using our site […]